5 (disambiguation)
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5 may refer to:
Years
In mathematics:
- 5 (number), a number, numeral, and glyph.
In fiction:
- 5 (Peanuts), a character in the comic strip Peanuts.
- Johnny 5, the main robot character from the movie Short Circuit.
- The Famous Five (characters), fictional group of child detectives.
In transportation:
- 5 (New York City Subway service), service of the New York City Subway.
- Renault 5, an automobile.
In music:
- 5 (J.J. Cale album), the fifth studio album by J.J. Cale.
- 5 (Lenny Kravitz album), the fifth studio album by Lenny Kravitz.
- 5 (Megaherz album), the 2004 album by Megaherz.
- 5 (Soft Machine album), the fifth regular album by the Canterbury band The Soft Machine.
- Five (band), a British boy band.
- Five Musicians, a record label.
In film and television:
- 5 (TV), a Chinese television show in vein of Charlie's Angels.
- Babylon 5, epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski.
- Five (channel), a British terrestrial television channel.
- Five Easy Pieces, a 1970 movie.
- Hawaii Five-O, a television crime drama.
In cuisine:
- 5 Alive, a juice brand.
- Five-spice powder, convenient seasoning for Chinese cuisine.
In politics:
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, period of political upheaval in China.
- Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, series of agreements between the People's Republic of China and India.
- Five Tiger Generals, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong.
In slang:
- Fifth, 750 ml, or one fifth of a gallon. Usually refers to bottles of alcoholic beverages.
- Five by five, anything ideal.
- Five-finger discount, shoplifting.
- Hang five, to surf with one foot partly off the board.
- High five, slapping hands with someone as a sign of approbation.
- "Five" is a slang term for the British Security Service, MI5.
- 2 + 2 = 5, succinct and vivid representation of an illogical statement.
- Five stages of grief, the process by which people deal with grief and tragedy.
- Pentameter, verse with five repeating feet per line.